2 Corinthians 12:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.”
καυχάομαι
To boast, to glory, to exult. Kauchaomai. Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. The only legitimate boasting is about what God has done. Human achievement is a poor foundation.
κύριος
of the Lord.
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ἔρχομαι
I will go on
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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μέν
indeed,
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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συμφέρω
is it profitable
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συμφέρω
to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage
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δεῖ
it behooves me,
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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ὀπτασία
visions
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ὀπτασία
visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition
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